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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Chicken Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

There are some nights during the summer when it's just too darn hot to cook and even going outside to grill is painful because of the heat and humidity. It's on those nights when you want something that is light and refreshing. The dish has to satisfy your hunger while not leaving you with a bloated feeling and you saying to yourself, "why did I eat so much, because all I want to do is take a nap!"This simple and delicious recipe fits the bill. It is light. It is refreshing. And using up left over cooked chicken from another dinner, there's hardly any cost to the meal at all. Chicken Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing served over a crunchy iceberg lettuce cup with some sliced melon on the side will fill the hunger void and you'll still be able to get up and move after you finish your dinner.

I've had a container of poppy seeds for a long time. I think I purchased them with the intention of someday making some home made hard rolls with poppy seeds on top or perhaps some New York style bagels with poppy seeds. Well those ideas never became a reality. If they had I certainly would have blogged about them.

Using up the left-over chicken to make chicken salad was easy but I wanted a different flavor profile, so I created this poppy seed dressing. Killing two birds with one stone: using up left-overs and using some of the millions of poppy seeds in the container!

2 - 2 1/2 cups left-over chicken

1/4 cup onion - small dice

1/4 cup celery - small dice

cracked black pepper to taste

Iceberg or other lettuce leaves

For the dressing:

3/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup sugar

2 tbsp. cider vinegar

2 tsp. poppy seeds

Dice up your chicken meat into small pieces and place in a good sized bowl.

Dice the onion and celery and add to the chicken.

Grind some fresh ground black pepper to taste over the chicken mixture and toss with a large spoon or your clean hands.

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I am Patty Anderson and welcome to my blog, "Cooking On A Budget". My focus here is showing people that you can cook home made meals for you and your family even if your grocery budget is tight. Many of my recipes are those that I grew up with and many are recipes I made for the short time I owned a food to go restaurant. The others are new creations and recipes inspired by cookbooks.I hope you enjoy the blog and feel free to leave comments under the posts or ask questions. For those that need assistance with food budgets I am always available. You can contact me directly via e-mail at: panderson54@snet.netBrands can contact me as well at the above e-mail address for sponsored posts and my rates.